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Ofsted says it will not rate ‘individual’ teachers

Watchdog director also says new inspection framework may focus more on ‘statutory outcomes’ and that defining inclusion is ‘very tricky’

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Private schools lose GCSE results edge after adjusting for students’ background

Researchers say state school students performed better in English, maths and science but private schools still perform better in creative arts subjects

Digital exams ‘not economic’ without wider changes

Ofqual chief says we are likely to see the digitisation of exams happening 'incrementally' rather than in a 'big bang'

Ofsted says it will not rate ‘individual’ teachers

Watchdog director also says new inspection framework may focus more on 'statutory outcomes' and that defining inclusion is 'very tricky'

Heads’ leaders call for primary tests to be scrapped

The multiplication tables check and phonics screening check are 'unnecessary', the NAHT tells the government's review of curriculum and assessment

Science teachers call for reform of ‘overloaded’ curriculum

Subject experts call on curriculum review to ensure science learning reflects students' interests in sustainability and climate change

Teachers face ‘alarming’ rise in verbal and physical abuse from pupils

Increase in challenging behaviour from children and parents is impacting teachers' mental health and wellbeing, charity warns

Satisfaction with Scottish schools hits record low

Opposition politicians blame the Scottish government, saying the drop in public satisfaction is a 'damning indictment of the SNP's record on schools'

Wilshaw: Longer inspection needed if report card proposals go ahead

But former Ofsted chief backs a return to inspecting teaching as a separate category in school inspections

Covid inquiry: Money was ‘more important’ than safety of school staff

Councils ‘baulked’ at putting in place safety measures in schools during the pandemic because of 'the potential costs', teaching union boss tells Scottish Covid Inquiry

SQA maps out priorities for new qualifications body

As SQA prepares to change into Qualifications Scotland in late 2025, it says it wants to 'win back trust' among teachers and students and use technology to 'streamline' services

Heads challenged to show alternatives to toxic male role models

How boys perceive masculinity can profoundly affect their lives in school and beyond – so they need non-judgmental spaces to explore their identities, School Leaders Scotland told

SEND: Six key findings from DfE’s MPs session

DfE is to take 'a fundamental look' at the SEND system and it is working with the Treasury on a solution for council deficits

Teenage girls drive rise in truancy

An increase in truancy in English-speaking countries since Covid is being fuelled by girls skipping school, research shows

Covid inquiry: Teachers’ fears ‘downplayed’ in pandemic

Teachers felt their lives – and those of their families – mattered less than political and economic considerations, EIS boss tells Covid inquiry

Private school VAT could have ‘seismic impact’ on life chances

Girls’ Schools Association president says Labour’s 'rushed' policy is forcing 'stark and unfair' choices on parents